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Rogue River Wilderness, Oregon October 2024

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  Z (11) and I had a WONDERFUL adventure hiking and rafting in the Rogue River Wilderness. Our friends C and C were able to join us which made the trip even more spectacular. The journey was a 5 night, 4 day fun filled advenzure with plenty of laughs, lots of fresh air and exercise, and wonderful conversation with new and old friends! We used Morrison's Rogue River Adventures  for our outfitter. In my usual fashion, I got wind of this being a grand adventure from a fellow mama doc's recommendation. I did just enough research to see this was a reputable outfitter and took the rest on faith. In fact, I'm just now (!!) looking up where Merlin, OR, our starting point for the trip is located- turns out it's the SW corner of OR, about 30 miles from the coast as the crow flies. Our travel day was uneventful and we arrived at Morrison's Wilderness Lodge outside of Merlin in the mid afternoon with plenty of time to take advantage of the tennis courts, the frisbee golf, the l...
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Kenya Safari Logistics Overview- February 2025

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 In February 2025, the Nelson Lilly's set out on our next big adventure- an African Safari! This trip was very different from our previous adventures in that we would be less active (more driving, less walking and biking), would use drivers and a (wonderful, local to Kenya, female owned) travel agency rather than DIY and would be a new continent for all but me (I've been lucky enough to go to Ghana, Egypt, Morocco and Mauritania the past). However the love for and immersion in nature would be the same as would be our sense of adventure and go with the flow spirit! I felt very grateful to stumble upon Excel Getaways travel through a Facebook group I'm a member of called Mama Docs Travel. It is a small, Kenyan female owned (Nancy is great!) agency that specializes in Kenya travel. Because it's small there aren't a ton of online reviews- but the families I talked to had an amazing time so I felt comfortable. Because it's locally owned, it's much cheaper than A...
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Maasai Mara Reserve, Tipilikwani Camp, Kenya 2025

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  Safari Day 7 Transfer to Tipilikwani Camp Maasai Mara Reserve This was a rough travel day. Not sure why exactly. I was expecting to cut the travel time by flying instead of driving but it felt like a full travel day and when we arrived at our new camp at 3:30 we had lunch and RESTED. Despite the exhaustion and mild air sickness the flight into the Maasai Mara was beautiful! We were the 4th stop which means we landed and took off from 3 other airstrips and got to the enjoy landscape and the animals from the air. Highlights were the incredible lush green grasslands, elephants winding through the land in herds and singles and a zebra that ran in front of the plane across the runway (!). We skipped the PM game drive in favor of resting and that was totally the right call We all loved warthogs Overall our Mara experience was slightly less grand than in Samburu. Perhaps the novelty had worn off, or maybe it was that the vehicle was a bit more challenging with open sides so we had to ke...
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